In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.